Dil ki shikaayat nazar ke shikwe

I am fond of saying that Bollywood movies have one great “Chitthi” (letter) song every decade, beginning from 1960s. Thus we had Likhe jo khat tujhe(Kanyadaan)(1968) in 1960s, Daakiya daak laaya(Palkon ki chhaon mein)(1977) (Palkon Ki Chhaaon Mein” in 1970s, “Chitthi aayi hai aayi hai” (Naam) in 1980s and Sandese aate hain(Border)(1997) (Border) in 1990s. All these songs are already posted in this blog.
I am not aware of a similar well known “Chitthi” song from 1950s. But I have just stumbled upon an obscure “Chitthi” song from that decade. The lyrics of the words are quite moving and quite appropriate considering that “chithi” in those days was actually the lifeline of communications among individuals.

The song is from “Chaandni Chowk” (1954). It is sung by Lata and it is picturised on a very young looking Meena Kumari in her pre tragic roles days.Shailendra is the lyricist and Roshan is the music director.

As far as I am concerened, I believe that I may have inadvertently stumbled upon a gem of a “Chitthi” song here.